Latin America
Society, politics and health in times of pandemic
Coordinators: Carolina Tetelboin Henrion. Daisy Iturrieta Henríquez. Clara I. Schor-Landman.
Authors: José León Uzcátegui. José Carvalho de Noronha. Leonardo Castro. Gustavo Souto de Noronha. Ana María Costa. Mario Hernández-Álvarez. Liliana Henao-Kaffure. Juan Carlos Eslava Castañeda. Manuel Vega Vargas. Deisy Arrubla-Sánchez. Javier Rodríguez-Ruiz. Marcela Vega Vargas. Pasqualina Curcio Curcio. Herland Tejerina Silva. Eduardo Aillón Terán. Nila Heredia Miranda. Jorge Jemio Ortuño. Oscar Feo Istúriz. Silvia Tamez González. Carmen Gloria Muñoz Muñoz. Giglio Salvador Prado. Gabriel Braguinsky. Graciela Biagini. Clara I. Schor-Landman. Patricia Domench. Juan Canella. Livia Angeli-Silva. Agleildes Arichele Leal de Queirós. Luciani Martins Ricardi. Mariana Bertol Leal. Clara Aleida Prada. Mario Parada-Lezcano. Angélica Ivonne Cisneros Lujan. Vianey González Rojas. Mauricio Torres-Tovar. Carolina Tetelboin Henrion. María del Carmen Piña Ariza. Karen Melo Hernández. Soledad Rojas-Rajs. Daisy Iturrieta Henríquez.
CLACSO Working Group Social Studies for Health
It is now undeniable that the COVID-19 pandemic is the most significant contemporary health event. It has forcefully disrupted the daily lives of countries, cities, communities, and families. However, it seems necessary to bear in mind that it is an ongoing phenomenon, and we have no certainty about the course it will take or what its long-term effects will be. This means that any reflection on COVID-19 is preliminary. Over the past six months, the pandemic has become a constant presence on the front pages of newspapers. It has sparked a debate in which many feel entitled to offer their opinions, support, or reject the actions of governments. Faced with these questions, governments have created their own narratives about what they are doing. In this sense, the pandemic is a highly politicized issue.
The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic coincides with another far-reaching process: the neoliberal-inspired transformation of healthcare systems, which has been underway for at least three or four decades. Another process at the origin of the epidemic is the accelerated deterioration of the environment and global warming, which is disrupting ecosystems across the planet. Its origins, therefore, lie in the confluence of three major processes that characterize globalization. These, in turn, permeate all of society and have effects on other processes.
Working Groups Collection
ISBN 978-987-722-841-0
CLACSO. Metropolitan Autonomous University. Veracruzana University. San Simón University. University of Valparaíso
Buenos Aires
March 2021
